General Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Anthropology
Art & Architecture
For links to online art image collections and important art museums with art image collections, see Art & Architecture category under Digital/Electronic Text & Image Collections.
Biography
Business & Economics
See also Economics-related statistics links under Statistics category.
Career Guidance
Computers & the Internet
Education
For journal and report citations see ERIC 
Entertainment
Geography & Maps
Government & Laws
History
- American National Biography
| On-Campus Link | Off-Campus Link | Authoritative and scholarly, the American National Biography Online currently includes biographical entires for over 17,000 American men and women, with new names added quarterly
- Art & Humanities Through the Eras, 2005.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Censorship in America, 1999.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Conflict in Afghanistan, a Historical Encyclopedia, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Daily Life Online
On- & Off-Campus Link
- Encyclopedia of African American Heritage, 1997
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Explorers, 1998.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- History Resource Center: United States
| On-Campus Link | Off-Campus Link Reference book excerpts, historical journal articles, and primary sources
- International Conflict: a Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and their Management, 1945-1995, 1997.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
- United States Historical Census Data Browser
- Vital Statistics on the Presidency: Washington to Clinton, 1998.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
Washington State
- Centralia Massacre Collection
University of Washington Digital Collections
- Historylink.org
The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History
Literature
Mathematics
Medicine & Health
- Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalents (Orange Book)
- Encyclopedia of Aging, 2002.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 2004.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Epidemics and Pandemics: Their Impacts on Human History, 2005.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health, 2005.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2005.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Handbook of Death & Dying, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Health Reference Center Academic
| On- & Off-Campus Link Health encyclopedia excerpts and health/medical journal articles
- Merck Manual, 17th ed.
- Merck Manual of Geriatrics
- NLM Gateway
 National Library of Medicine, including Medline Plus
- Nutrition and Wellbeing, A-Z, 2004.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs & Addictive Substances, 2006.
| On- & Off-Campus Link - Well-Connected In-Depth Health Information
| On- & Off-Campus Link
Music
Philosophy
Psychology
Religion
Sciences
General
- Access Science
| On- & Off-Campus Link
Continuously updated online encyclopedia covering all fields of science and technology
- Dictionary of Scientists, 1999.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Gale Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
Natural Sciences
- Basics of Biology, 2004.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Child Development, 2002.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Congressional Research Service Environmental Reports
- Encyclopedia of Aging, 2002.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Congressional Research Service Environmental Reports
- Encyclopedia of Earth
- Environmental Encyclopedia, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Flora of North America
- Gale Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- UN Atlas of the Oceans
- McMillan Encyclopedia of Energy, 2001.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Silvics of North America
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Bacteriological Analytical Manual
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins
 The Bad Bug Book
- Virtual Hospital: Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy
Physical Sciences
- Digital Bibliography of the Geology and Mineral Resources of Washington
- Geologic Glossary
United States Geological Survey
- Geology, 1999.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Hazardous Chemical Database
- McMillan Encyclopedia of Energy, 2001.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Merck Index
 Requires registration.
Social Sciences
See also Statistics category below.
General
- American Folklore: an Encyclopedia, 1998.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Conflict in Afghanistan, a Historical Encyclopedia, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 2004.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, 2002.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories, 2002.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics, 2006.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Handbook of Death & Dying, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Information Plus, Spring 2004 Series.
| On- & Off-Campus Link|
Information Plus, Fall 2004 Series. | On- & Off-Campus Link Well organized access to data and other information on more than thirty social issues suitable for persuasive paper topics
- International Encyclopedia of Marriage & Family, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link Cross cultural approach to teen parents, family planning, domestic violence and other family related issues
- Marriage & Same Sex Unions: a Debate, 2003.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
 Includes reports and statistics.
- Sociology Basics, 2000.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
United States
- Mafia Encyclopedia, 1999, 2nd ed.
| On- & Off-Campus Link
- Open CRS Network
Access to Congressional Research Service reports
Speeches
Statistics
- Statistical Resources on the Web
 University of Michigan. Links to many sites with statistics, by subject United States
- American FactFinder
- America's Children, 2005.

Child welfare statistics
- Centers for Disease Control Data and Statistics

Centers for Disease Control
- Crime in the United States
- Economic Indicators
- Economic Stats Briefing Room

White House
- Energy Information Administration
- Fedstats
- FirstGov Facts and Figures about Your Community

Statistics and reports on current issues broken down variously by region, state, or local government
- Historical United States Census Browser
- Injury Fact Book

Includes alcohol related motor vehicle injuries and other types of injury accident statistics
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Transportation Statistics
- POPClock Projection
 Ever-increasing U.S. & (world) population figures
- Population Reference Bureau
- Social Stats Briefing Room

White House
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

Criminal justice, corrections, public opinion statistics
- State and County Quickfacts

U.S. Census Bureau
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book

U.S. Census Bureau
- Statistical Abstract
 U.S. Census Bureau
- United States Economy at a Glance

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
 Statistics on the economy, business and industry
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Includes Consumer Price Index
- U.S. Census Bureau
 Wealth of people- and business-related statistics, including population projections
- U.S. Department of Justice Statistics

Crime, sentencing, corrections and other statistics
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Immigration Statistics

Numbers of refugees, illegal immigrants, naturalizations and other statistics
Washington State
- Energy Indicators and Data

Washington State Office of Trade and Economic Development Energy Policy Division
- County and City Information
 Washington State Office of Financial Management
- County and City Information: Lewis County
 Washington State Office of Financial Management
- Healthy Youth Survey
 Washington State Department of Health
- Higher Education Enrollment Statistics and Projections and Higher Education Enrollment Reports

Washington State Office of Financial Management
- Juvenile Justice Report
 Washington State DSHS report. Also includes statistics on teen pregnancy, suicide and other social issues for teen agers
- Northwest Income Indicators Project

Washington State University
- RDA - DSHS's Research and Data Analysis Division

Statistics and research reports on social issues in Washington State
- Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
 Look for WUCR/WIBR link to Washington State jails and crime statistics
- Washington Kids Count
 University of Washington Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs and the Children's Alliance. Statistical profiles of child and family wellbeing for Washington counties and major cities. Adobe Acrobat needed
- Washington Quickfacts
 United States Census Bureau
- Washington State Department of Revenue Statistical Reports

State and local tax statistics and tax studies
- Washington State Department of Corrections
 Statistics, studies
- Washington State Employment Security
 Employment, labor market, and demographic statistics for Washington State
- Washington State Health Department
 Vital statistics, pregnancy, abortion, mortality, communicable disease and other Washington State statistics
- Washington State Institute for Public Policy
 Excellent collection of statistics, including criminal justice, health, welfare, various caseload forecasts
- Washington State Office of Financial Management
 Excellent collection of population and other Washington State statistics, including the Data Book, and Population Trends
- Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission
 Adult and juvenile sentencing statistics, correctional (state correctional facility) capacity and other reports
- Washington State Statistical Analysis Center: Criminal Justice
 Washington State Office of Financial Management
- Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Data Administration
- WSDOT (Washington State Department of Transportation) Transportation Data
International
- City Population
- Genderstats
 World Bank
- GeoHive Global Statistics
- InfoNation
 Statistical information about United Nations members
- International Data Base

U.S. Census Bureau
- The Progress of Nations
 UNICEF
- Social Science Data Archives
 University of Amsterdam SocioSite. International statistical sources
- UNICEF Information by country
 Child welfare statistics and other information
- WHO Statistical Information System
 World Health organization
- World Resources Institute
 Environmental coverage
Technology
See also Computers & the Internet category above.
Telephone Directories
World Politics & Culture
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